French-English Translation for Francophone Exchange Students (VS1) (U02421)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LLC-1-U02421

The proposed course is designed to meet the needs of Francophone Exchange students who wish to or who are required by their home institutions to follow a French-English translation course during their year in Edinburgh. The course aims to provide advanced training in translation from French, which will develop knowledge and understanding of the grammar and lexis of the target language, awareness of the translation issues raised by genre and register and competence in the application of a range of translation strategies and approaches.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : FR0063

? Pre-requisites : The course is restricted to Exchange students from French-speaking Universities whose major subject of study is English and who have completed at least two years of Englsh at University level.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - French, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	15:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

It is expected that by the end of the course, students will have developed:
- a range of advanced translation skills and approaches to translation
- a good level of fluency in the translation of texts belonging to a range of different registers and genres
- a good level of awareness of the problems posed by translation between French and English